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Arapai

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Country
  
Uganda

Subregion
  
Teso sub-region

Time zone
  
EAT (UTC+3)

Local time
  
Tuesday 7:55 AM

Region
  
Eastern Region

District
  
Soroti District

Elevation
  
1,080 m

Arapai

Weather
  
18°C, Wind SE at 5 km/h, 100% Humidity

Arapai is a settlement in Eastern Uganda. It is a suburb of the town of Soroti, in Soroti District, in the Teso sub-region.

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Map of Arapai, Uganda

Location

Arapai is located approximately 8 kilometres (5.0 mi), by road, north of the central business district of the town of Soroti, on the road between Soroti, in Soroti District and Amuria in Amuria District. This location is approximately 245 kilometres (152 mi), by road, northeast of Kampala, Uganda's capital city and largest metropolitan area. The coordinates of Arapai are:1° 46' 48.00"N, 33° 37' 30.00"E (Latitude:1.7800; Longitude:33.6250).

Population

As of December 2013, the exact population of Arapai is not publicly known.

Points of interest

The following points of interest are found in or near Arapai:

  • The Arapai Campus of Busitema University - Home to the Faculty of Crop and Animal Science.
  • The main campus of Soroti University of Science and Technology
  • The campus of Teso College - A boarding boys-only middle (S1-S4) and high (S5-S6) school
  • The Soroti-Amuria Road - The road passes through Arapai.

    • References

    Arapai Wikipedia
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